PROCEDURE TEXT II

 

V. Language Feature of Procedure Text

– Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal conjunction (e.g. : first, second, third, the last)
– Use command / imperative sentence (e.g. : put the noodles on the …., cut the onion …, wash the tomatoes ….,)
– Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, for example, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
– Using action verbs, e.g. : make, take, boil, cook
– Using Simple Present Tense

VI. Example

How to Make Egg and Lemon Soup

• Materials:

- 3 pints chicken stock
- Juice of 2 Lemons
- 3 oz rice
- salt and pepper
- 4 eggs, well beaten

• Steps:

- Put stock into a pan and heat until boiling.
- Add rice and cook on low heat for fifteen minutes.
- Mix together egg and lemon juice.
- Add three tablespoons of stock to the mixture and stir.
- Stir this mixture into the remaining stock in pan.
- Add a little of salt and pepper.
- Cook gently for three minutes.